All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity
These are the Chicago's benchmarked buildings that reported the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2023
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions
are reported under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
. According to the City “As of 2016, this list includes all
commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000
square feet.”
The latest year of data is from 2023, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.
| Name / Address | Primary Property Type |
GHG Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total GHG Emissions (tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wicker Park Connection
⚠️
1664 W Division
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 26%
| 542 tons 
Lowest 31%
|
|
Oakdale Terrace
525 W. Oakdale Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 467 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
3205 W. Carmen Ave.
⚠️
(North Park)
3205 W Carmen Ave.
| College/University | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 504 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Pritzker College Prep
4131 W Cortland St
| K-12 School | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 507 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Peter V. Byrne Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2219 N. Kenmore
| College/University | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 600 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
Holy Name Cathedral Parish
🕰️
735 N State St
| Other | 7.7 kg/sqft | 1,488 tons |
|
1062 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
⚠️
1062 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 603 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Volta
⚠️
(CPS)
4950 N Avers Ave
| K-12 School | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 664 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Orozco Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
1940 W 18th St
| K-12 School | 7.7 kg/sqft | 828 tons |
|
Taylor, Douglas -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
9912 S Avenue H
| K-12 School | 7.7 kg/sqft | 675 tons |
|
Foster Park Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
8500 S Wood
| K-12 School | 7.7 kg/sqft | 522 tons |
|
IBEW Local 134
2722 S. Martin Luther King Drive
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 536 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
564 W Randolph St
🕰️
⚠️
564 W Randolph St
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft | 927 tons |
|
UIC School of Law
🕰️
⚠️
(UIC)
304 S State St
| College/University | 7.7 kg/sqft | 1,682 tons |
|
NMH 211 East Ontario
⚡
211 East Ontario
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,454 tons
Highest 31%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data